Recruiting & People Operations Specialist

Seated•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is on-site, 5 days a week, working from our Flatiron office in NYC. About Seated Seated exists to help restaurants thrive in an industry defined by thin margins and underutilized capacity. We connect thousands of restaurants with millions of high-intent diners through demand-driven pricing and rewards, helping restaurants fill empty tables, reach new guests, increase visit frequency, and drive profitable incremental revenue. Since launching, billions of dollars in restaurant spend have flowed through Seated, and hundreds of millions of dollars in rewards have been paid to Seated consumers. Today, Seated operates across 20+ U.S. markets and continues to expand nationally. Our core marketplace is thriving. Now, we’re focused on expanding the value Seated creates for restaurants and consumers and building the company’s next major growth engine. See it for yourself: seatedapp.io (restaurant side) · getseated.seatedapp.io (diner side) · Seated on iOS · Seated on Android Role Overview Seated is looking for a Recruiter & People Operations Specialist to help us find and hire great people while supporting the day-to-day employee experience in our NYC office. This role will spend approximately 90% of its time on recruiting. You’ll own full-cycle searches across the company, partnering directly with hiring managers to understand their needs, build strong candidate pipelines, manage interview processes, and drive searches from kickoff through accepted offer. The remaining 10% of the role will focus on supporting People Operations in our NYC office, including onboarding, employee experience, events, and other day-to-day needs. This is a great opportunity for a recruiter who is ready to take meaningful ownership of hiring while continuing to develop their recruiting expertise and gain broader exposure to People Operations in a fast-moving startup.

Requirements

2-5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience
Experience independently managing searches from sourcing through offer
Strong proactive sourcing skills and experience building candidate pipelines
Experience partnering directly with hiring managers throughout the recruiting process
Strong candidate assessment and interviewing skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong organization and attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple concurrent searches, candidates, and priorities
Comfortable driving processes forward and following up with stakeholders when needed
Reliable follow-through and a strong sense of ownership
Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where priorities can change
Excited to be an active, in-person part of the employee experience in our NYC office
Ability to work from our NYC office 5 days per week

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting in a startup or high-growth environment
Experience recruiting across multiple functions, including go-to-market and technical roles
Experience with an ATS and modern sourcing tools
Experience supporting onboarding, employee experience, or other People Operations initiatives

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruiting across business, go-to-market, and technical roles from kickoff through accepted offer
Partner directly with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, define candidate profiles, and establish effective interview processes
Build strong candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing, outbound outreach, referrals, and inbound applications
Review applications, conduct recruiter screens, and evaluate candidates against role requirements
Manage candidates throughout the interview process and deliver consistent, timely communication
Drive interview processes forward by collecting feedback, identifying blockers, and keeping hiring teams on track
Maintain accurate and organized candidate pipelines in our ATS
Partner with hiring managers to calibrate on candidate quality and adjust searches as needed
Manage reference checks, offer approvals, and offer delivery
Deliver a thoughtful and high-quality candidate experience throughout the recruiting process
Help identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, tools, templates, and overall efficiency
Support new hire onboarding and first-day logistics in our NYC office
Help coordinate team events, celebrations, and employee experience initiatives
Serve as an on-the-ground People resource for our NYC office and surface employee or office needs to the Head of People Operations
Support additional People Operations projects and office-related needs as they arise